Edward II

I had the most amazing time in Vercelli and Pavia! Thank you so, so much to everyone I met there, especially to Gianna Baucero, Clau...

Tomorrow I'm flying to Milan, and will stay in northern Italy for a week.  On Saturday 19 September at 4pm, I'm giving a talk about ...

One of the most fascinating aspects of Edward II's life, for me, is the way he became infatuated in the late 1310s with a man he had nev...

Margaret Audley was the only child of Edward II's niece Margaret de Clare  (1293/94-1342) and her second husband Sir Hugh Audley  (c. 12...

In 1321, Edward II was forced by their baronial enemies, whom Edward shortly afterwards took to calling the Contrariants, to send his 'f...

Today I'm delighted to welcome author Gareth Russell to the blog, as part of his tour for his book A History of the English Monarchy: Fr...

Today is the 657th anniversary of the death of Isabella of France, dowager queen of England, widow of Edward II and mother of Edward III, at...

With thanks to Susan Higginbotham and A Nevill Feas t for the great idea! From https://imgflip.com/piemaker

After Edward III's palace revolution of 19 October 1330, which removed his mother Isabella of France and her ally Roger Mortimer, earl o...

Today, I'm delighted to welcome the lovely Kasia Ogrodnik, who runs a fab site about Edward II's great-great-uncle Henry the Young ...